It's the time of year when we accumulate the most stuff. When we do, people often throw around the word "hoarding." But it turns out it's a frequently misunderstood term.

Therapist Jayme Kolbo spends time helping people who are stuck with piles and often stuck in their homes.

"I think the biggest one is that everyone with hoarding disorder is just like, lazy or disorganized. A lot of times, people with hoarding disorder are have a lot of difficulty with executive functioning," Kolbo said. "It's not laziness, it really is these behaviors of excessive acquisition, so buying things excessively, feels really good. It's self-reinforcing. And it just becomes excessive and too much and interferes with functioning of the home."

The difference between clutter and hoarding, Kolbo says, is that ho

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